inhibit
verb
[ ɪnˈhɪbɪt ]
• hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).
• "cold inhibits plant growth"
Similar:
impede,
hinder,
hamper,
hold back,
discourage,
interfere with,
obstruct,
put a brake on,
slow,
slow down,
retard,
curb,
check,
suppress,
repress,
restrict,
restrain,
constrain,
bridle,
rein in,
shackle,
fetter,
cramp,
balk,
frustrate,
arrest,
stifle,
smother,
prevent,
block,
thwart,
foil,
quash,
stop,
halt,
put an end/stop to,
nip in the bud,
• make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
• "they felt inhibited by the presence of healthcare professionals"
• (in ecclesiastical law) forbid (a member of the clergy) to exercise clerical functions.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘forbid (a person) to do something’): from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’, from in- ‘in’ + habere ‘hold’.
